State Bank of India
SBI first dedicated branch to support start-ups
On August 16, 2022, State Bank of India (SBI) launched the first “state-of-the-art” dedicated branch for start-ups to extend support and facilitate them. This branch is located in Koramangala, Bengaluru. It was launched by chairman of SBI Dinesh Khara. The ..
Month: Current Affairs - August, 2022
Category: Economy & Banking Current Affairs
NITI Aayog submits names of PSU banks to be privatised
NITI Aayog has submitted names of Public Sector Undertaking (PSU) that will be privatised to Core Group of Secretaries on Disinvestment. Highlights All these PSBs will be privatised by Financial Year 2022. Privatisation is being done as part of government’s ..
Month: Current Affairs - June, 2021
SBI revises FY22 GDP projection to 7.9%
Economic research department of State Bank of India has published “Ecowrap 2021” report and revised real GDP projection for Financial Year 2022 to 7.9 percent from 10.4 percent earlier. Report highlights disproportionately larger impact of second wave of Covid-19 pandemic ..
Month: Current Affairs - June, 2021
Public Sector Banks announce new loans
Public sector banks (PSBs) have announced support measures and launch of new loan products to mitigate economic impact of Covid-19 pandemic. What are those announcements? PSBs would provide unsecured loans of up to 5 lakh rupees to individuals. Loan can ..
Month: Current Affairs - May, 2021
RBI imposes Rs 2 crore penalty on SBI
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has announced on March 16, 2021 that it has fined India’s largest lending bank “State Bank of India (SBI)” with Rs 2 crore after it failed to follow the regulations in payment of remuneration ..
Month: Current Affairs - March, 2021
Ashwani Bhatia appointed as the Managing Director of SBI
Ashwani Bhatia has been appointed as the managing director of State Bank of India by the Appointments Committee of the Cabinet, headed by Prime Minister of India. He will be appointed in the place of P K Gupta. Key highlights ..
Month: Current Affairs - August, 2020
Banks sanction loans worth over Rs 1.5 lakh crore under ECLGS for MSME
The finance ministry declared, Public and Private Sector Banks have disbursed loans over Rs 1.5 lakh crore under the Emergency Credit Line Guarantee Scheme (ECLGS) for the MSME sector. The top three lenders under the scheme are the State Bank ..
Month: Current Affairs - August, 2020
Reliance Industries at 96th rank in Fortune Global 500 list
Reliance Industries, headed by the Indian Billionaire Mukesh Ambani, has jumped 10 places to break into the world’s top 100 companies on the Fortune Global 500 list. Reliance is ranked 96th in the 2020 ranking released by Fortune. This is ..